// Console_ForLoops1.cpp : main project file.
/* ________________________________________________
                     Learning C++: Lesson 4
                 Counting Things with For Loops
                               Ron Kessler
                         Created 5/22/2016

This little program shows how to use for loops to repeat blocks
of code when you know how many times you need to repeat. This
is called a "counted loop".

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*/
#include "stdafx.h"

using namespace System;

int main(array<System::String ^> ^args)
{

    //---make a loop that starts with 1 and runs 5 times
    for (int counter = 1; counter <= 5; counter++)  //we use an int to manage the loop. We are incrementing by 1
    {
        Console::WriteLine(counter);          //print out the value of our LCV each iteration
    }

    Console::WriteLine("\n\nPress any key to count by 2's.");
    Console::ReadLine();                    //keeps the window/console open

    //---now count by 2's
    for (int counter = 0; counter <= 20; counter+=2)  //we use an int to manage the loop. We are incrementing by 1
    {
        Console::WriteLine(counter);          //print out the value of our LCV each iteration
    }

    Console::WriteLine("\n\nNow let's count backwards from 30 by 5's.");
    Console::ReadLine();
    Console::Clear();

    //---now count backwards by 5's
    for (int counter = 30; counter >= 0; counter -= 5)  //we use an int to manage the loop. We are incrementing by 1
    {
        Console::WriteLine(counter);          //print out the value of our LCV each iteration
    }

    
    Console::WriteLine("\n\nAny key to end.");
    Console::ReadLine();
    
}